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Science Today for Water Tomorrow

Stroud Water Research Center produces the trusted science needed for successful stream and river conservation while fostering people’s passion for the water in their lives.

What We Do

Freshwater Research

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Environmental Education

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Watershed Restoration

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From Freshwater Science to Real-World Solutions

The Stroud Center integrates scientific discovery, watershed restoration, and long-term monitoring to generate practical solutions for freshwater protection.

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Expanding Access to Water Quality Monitoring

Globally, more than 3 billion people lack water quality data. Expanding access to monitoring tools helps communities protect their water and safeguard public health.

High school science teachers install an EnviroDIY Monitoring Station near a stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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At the Stroud Center, we are both practical and optimistic, and we have seen change for the good. Join us in pursuing positive outcomes for the environment and people.

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Latest Freshwater News

Following New York City's Drinking Water from Source to Tap

Following New York City’s Drinking Water from Source to Tap

High school students from the New York Harbor School in Brooklyn and Sidney High School in Delaware County embarked on a “Mountaintop to Tap” trek.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Genetic diversity over multiple generations of supplementation: an example from Chinook salmon using microsatellite and demographic data

Eldridge, W., and K. Killebrew. 2008. Conservation Genetics 9(1):13–28.
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Biophysical controls on organic carbon fluxes in fluvial networks

Battin, T.J., L.A. Kaplan, S. Findlay, C.S. Hopkinson, E. Marti, A.I. Packman, J.D. Newbold, and F. Sabater. 2008. Nature Geoscience 1:95–100.
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Protecting headwaters: the scientific basis for safeguarding stream and river ecosystems

Kaplan, L.A., T.L. Bott, J.K. Jackson, J.D. Newbold, and B.W. Sweeney. 2008. Research synthesis from Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, Pennsylvania.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Assessing dam removal impacts on downstream geomorphic stability using hydrodynamic modeling

Daniels, M.D., G.C. Boardman, and P.M. Woodworth. 2008. Papers of the Applied Geography Conference 31:133–141.
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Science and policy: new insights into terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric carbon flow and implications for stormwater management policy

Adams, S., L.A. Kaplan, and E. Ritchie. 2008. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation WEFTEC 2008:2828-2829.

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